Registered Nurse - Psychiatry

Matrix Providers has a civilian, contracted opportunity for a Registered Nurse- Psychiatryto provide full-time care to the U.S. military and their families at Kirtland Air Force Base located in Albuquerque, NM.

• Employment Status: Full-time Employee
• Compensation: This is an hourly position, paid bi-weekly. $42.40 - $49.40/hr + H&W $4.57/hr
• Schedule: Monday- Friday, days, 8-hours / day between 6:30a and 5:30p, schedule determined with facility
• Benefits: Competitive financial package with a comprehensive insurance package including health, dental, vision, and life coverage.*
  • Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 11 Federal Holidays Paid Off
  • 401(k) Plan

Qualification:

• Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing or equivalent RN degree
• Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by ACEN, CCNE, or NLNAC
• Experience: At least 36 months of total nursing experience in a direct patient care clinical setting. Experience providing services as psychiatric nursing or behavioral health and wellness counseling for 24 recent consecutive months of direct patient specialty care experience.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association or the Red Cross. Web-based classes do not meet these standards.
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse from any U.S. state/territory.
• Additionally, certified/certified eligible by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Psychiatric and Mental health Nurse with 2 years of full-time experience in mental health.

Requirements: The Registered Nurse (RN) -Behavioral Healthmust have and meet the following:

• Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing or equivalent RN degree
• Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by ACEN, CCNE, or NLNAC
• Experience: At least 36 months of total nursing experience as an RN in a direct patient care clinical setting. Experience providing services in psychiatric nursing or behavioral health and wellness counseling for 24 recent consecutive months
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association or the Red Cross. Web-based classes do not meet these standards.
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse from any U.S. state/territory.
• Additionally, certified/certified eligible by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Psychiatric and Mental health Nurse with 2 years of full-time experience in mental health.

Job Summary:

• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals. Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in clinical care, quality, and cost-effectiveness
• Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice by all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF).
• Perform physical exams and health histories.
• Provide health promotions, counseling, and education.
• Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
• Direct and supervise the care provided by other healthcare professionals.
• Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergencies.
• Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people to inform the healthcare team of plans/actions for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
• Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
• Perform nursing services as identified in the official Task Order.
• Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.

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